The Athenaeum's Index Of Fiction

And I think of Her.. by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 4 pages | Finished | Sep-97 Links: The Bards Corner @ AUSZIP
A highly moving story that brilliantly captures the inner feelings of a smitten Warrior Princess. While Xena makes love to Gabrielle her thoughts are consumed with one thing, and one thing only. A delightful, emotionally charged vignette that gives the word sensual a whole new meaning.
Xena's love making is beautiful. She wants to let her love be felt. Great job! - Starry - Aug-28-2008    Beautiful! - Anonymous - Nov-04-2008    I ABSOLUTELY love the style this is written in. The desperation in Xena to love Gabrielle so perfectly is captured so well. I could feel my chest wrenching from the ache of the love. So beautifully written and inspiring, this is definitely a favorite. Thank you Zealander! - Anonymous - Dec-20-2010    This is a classic story that comes from the very early days when Xena Fan fiction was producing some of the most outstanding stories, vignettes, pros and poems about the sexually romantic love between Xena and Gabrielle. This is a very tender and passionate narrative that reads like pros and is something you want to save for the depiction of the devotion and attraction that Xena has for Gabrielle. I know the story is intentionally written so the reader doesn't know, for sure, whose thought these are. I chose Xena. I think Gabrielle, early on, wasn't in touch with her feelings the way Xena was. Also read TOUCH which accompanies this story. - Karon Reiter - Jul-01-2011    UPDATE: I re read this story and apologize as it is quite clear it is Xena. So sorry. Must've been thinking of another story. But I do have to add after re reading it - that while I love this story and I love the eroticism and intense yearning depicted, I don't see Xena as quite this overly sentimental - Passionate and lusty? Yes. Maudlin? No. - Karon Reiter - Jul-04-2011

Anguish by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 2 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 10 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Xena's thoughts the night of Gabrielle's wedding.

Benefit Of Doubt by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 2 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bards Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 5 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Xena goes over all the reasons she's leaving Gabrielle

Challenge (The) by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 2 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner                Part 6 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle realizes she was just a conquest for Xena.

Fragments by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Vignette | Very Short Story - 3 pages | Finished | Oct-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle's thoughts about Xena.

Full Range by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 3 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 10 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle sits in a field talking to a mortally wounded Xena for the last time.

It's For You by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 8 pages | Finished | Mar-97 Cast: Gabrielle Links: The Bards Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle discovers she's not the only one who can write.
Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. - Andrea - Mar-11-2008    /\/\/\/\/\ (applause) Well done. - Georgia - May-03-2008

Keep It Precious by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 3 pages | Finished | Sep-97 Related Episodes Return Of Callisto (Xena)    Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Xena's thoughts as Gabrielle becomes engaged to Perdicus and goes through her marriage ceremony.
A fabulous piece...fits right in with the scenes as we watched them. Very well-written. Kudos! - Alicia - Nov 26th, 2003

Letting Go (The) by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Short Story - 19 pages | Finished | Mar-97 Related Episodes The Prodigal (Xena)    Cast: Xena, Gabrielle, Epinon, Argo, Ephiny, Melosa, Selene Links: The Bards Corner @ AUSZIP
What if Gabrielle hadn't left Xena to go home to Poteidaia during the episode "The Prodigal", but instead went to visit her Amazon sisters.

Longing (The) by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 3 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 4 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle wants to take her relationship with Xena to the next stage.

Now by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 4 pages | Finished | Sep-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle and Xena make love on a beach.

Perfection by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Vignette | Very Short Story - 4 pages | Finished | Sep-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle remembers her first, and only, time together with Xena.

Saturday Night In Old Greece by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Humor | Very Short Story - 4 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 9 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle's bored and want's to go to the movies.

She Had Many Skills by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 7 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 3 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle wants to know how many women Xena has slept with.

Simple Twist Of Fate... (A) by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Humor | Very Short Story - 5 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner                Part 2 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle just can't stop writing that fan fiction. We are unable to locate a link to this story at present.
the link works at the moment. - Lysia - Jul-26-2009

Stolen Hearts by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 2 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP                Part 1 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle wonders why Xena doesn't love her anymore.

Such A Small Price To Pay... by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 6 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Cast: Xena, Gabrielle Links: The Bard's Corner                Part 7 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Gabrielle buys the 'Private Archives of the Women of Lesbos' scroll as a source of new material. We are unable to locate a link to this story at present.
the link works at the moment - Lysia - Jul-26-2009

Touch by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 4 pages | Finished | Sep-97 Links: The Bard's Corner @ AUSZIP
Gabrielle's thoughts about Xena.

Xena - Voyeur Princess by Zealander1     

Xena | Alternative (Mature) | Romance (alt) | Very Short Story - 2 pages | Finished | Dec-97 Links: The Bard's Corner                Part 8 of the Darkbard Fantasies Series Series List: Stolen Hearts, Simple Twist Of Fate... (A), She Had Many Skills, Longing (The), Benefit Of Doubt, Challenge (The), Such A Small Price To Pay..., Xena - Voyeur Princess, Saturday Night In Old Greece, Anguish, Full Range
Xena joins Gabrielle by the stream. We are unable to locate a link to this story at present.
the link works at the moment - Lysia - Jul-26-2009